When are you disloyal to MAC and why?

[Colorqueen]

Their job is to make me look great all day in colors I want for a price I can afford, and in a formula that does not hurt me or cause reactions.

If they fail at their job, then they do not get my money.

Just like if I fail to pay them, I do not get my product.

 

[Colorqueen]

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Originally Posted by learnin2live143 I have swapped every single eyeshadow I've owned from MAC! I keep going back to pigments and Milani lol

Chuckle.

Sounds similar to me. I can wear very few MAC shadows, but the pigments are great. Milani is hit and miss, but just as good as MAC, anyway.

 

[fadedlace]

I love MLS balms, covergirl skin products (like foundation, concealer) and cover girl quads and maybeline quads. Mostly I cheat b/c I can afford the non mac and it's easier to get to

 

[Lo-Fi_Thriller]

i dont call it disloyal, i call it having more makeup than others lol but one thing i do use on a daily basis that is anti MAC - 2 words - BENEFIT LEMONAID. and sometimes i stray away on Mascaras. i am in love Mascara! esp with Yves Saint Laurent, Dior, Benefit and this thing called Liposcil (you put them on before your mascara and help your eyelashes grow) but Benefit LemonAId is the worst enemy right now, i use it every day and have gone thru 5 of them in the last 2 years....if MAC made something like this i would piss myself. But i have a few makeup collections (Nars, Dior and Pout) that i rotate around with ( but slowly selling and converting all over to my 360+ piece MAC collection )

thats sad. lol

 

[tARYNC808]

pretty much the only thing i dont buy from MAC is face cleanser and lotion. I am in love with Murad products.

 

[Starbright211]

I love pretty much everything MAC makes, with the exception of Mascara. I kept seeing the commercial for Rimmel Volume Flash... passed it by in the drugstore, and decided to give it whirl... if it sucked, it was only 4.89... the damn stuff works great. I won't ever use MAC mascara again. I don't feel guilty though, I showed it to my MA and she thought it was great. She doesn't really wear mascara anyway, since she does the whole fake lash deal...

 

[asnbrb]

hmm... I recently began using Estee Lauder's Lucidity foundation and this pressed powder that makes everything look flawless (my friends are MA's there so they're always trying to get me to come over rather than walk the five feet to the MAC counter). I also use MAX Factor and Bourjois mascaras, NYX and Lancome shadows and Dermalogica skincare.



huh. I'm not as loyal as I thought when I type it all out.

 

[Joke]

Don't hate me: but I don't like MAC brushes.
I prefer natural hairs, but not those white goat hairs that are too harsh IMHO ...

I go to Trish or Kryolan for soft brushes.

 

[Sushi_Flower]

Woah this topic's been resurrected! I can remember someone got very annoyed/angry at me for calling it being 'disloyal' and didn't understand it was tongue in cheek and fittng especially seen as this is MAC fan forum!

 

[HeartOfSilver]

I only use non-MAC mascara. Though I need to find some lip gelee-like stuff in other brands, I am liking lipglasses less and less :-/

 

[cletus2894]

I'd venture to say that only 50% of my collection is MAC. I have ton of UD and BE...As far as a lip gelee similar product - I like Aveda's lip shines.

 

[ima_blondie]

I like all the stuff in my traincase to match, and it's pretty much all MAC. But, I don't like their mascara or foundation. I also don't use their skin care. I'm pretty loyal when it comes to eyeshadow and blush. I just like the color spectrum and price. Although, I think I'm going to start buying more Smashbox. I don't really feel disloyal, I just wish everything would match and fit into palettes, etc.

 

[quinngoldie]

I use different skin care. I don't use their moisturizers (although I am willing to give strobe cream a try)

 

[lovejam]

Most of my eyeshadows are MAC, and three of my four blushes are MAC, but mostly that's it. I like them for e/s, I like them for blush, and I like some of their lippies and brushes, but for the most part, my makeup collection is relatively diverse. I would never commit to just one brand. There's too much good stuff out there!

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Originally Posted by HeartOfSilver I am liking lipglasses less and less :-/

I hear ya. I used to like them at first, but now I just hate the things. Too sticky, often way too frosty, and I don't like most of the colors.

 

[pinkfeet]

I will always buy what I like - MAC or not and while I really enjoy MAC I do buy it because its so affordable but not everything is golden they make - I think you need to venture out to try different things - that is how MAC got started - something totally new.

So I will never ever be loyal to ONE brand no matter how much I like it, its like watching only one channel of TV you know?

 

[KJam]

Eyeshadow primer - I love my Urban Decay Primer too much to try MAC's! Also, perfume - I have one signature scent, and it's not MAC.

 

[stuntpilot]

I buy cheapy ds lip liners and eye liners. But thats it.

 

[absolut_blonde]

Mascara. I swear by L'Oreal Voluminous.

 

[Isis]

I really only like MAC for the eyeshadows & color selection. But latelly, I've been incredibly bored (call it uninspired if you like) with it all. I've even gone through my train case and put up all the stuff I don't use for swap including alot of LE items (including all of my backups). I'm only keeping my favorite must-haves.

I'm more into stila, Chanel, & a couple of other lines right now.

 

[littlemissmagic]

IMO MAC makes shitty skincare, fragrances and foundations.
Their lipglosses are toooo sticky and more often than most other glosses leave that dreaded "white line." The mascaras are also pretty mediocre.

I prefer Chanel glossimers, Chanel Double Perfection Compact and Covergirl Lash Exact Mascara.